2017 R3: Roots, Rock, Run

June 3, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

R3: Roots, Rock, Run 5k is GrassROOTS Community Foundation’s public health initiative to promote community wellness. Together we are reclaiming our health and our communities. R3 brings people together to run, walk, dance and move together. It’s a celebration!!Proceeds from the 5k race goes to fund to our out-of-school time wellness and leadership programs in Philadelphia.

GrassROOTS Community Foundation (GCF) is a public health and social action organization that works to mobilize community action and offset economic disadvantage. GCF was co-founded by Dr. Janice Johnson Dias and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, lead MC of the Grammy Award winning group, The Roots.
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Our mission is to create a world where all girls grow up to be healthy women.